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Damage to the knee can severely hamper the movements of a body and arthritis is one of the major factors that cause this. In most of the cases, a full knee replacement treatment is not recommended due to the age of the patient and also in not taking away the functioning of the active cells. In such cases, a Knee Osteotomy Treatment is performed. The treatment is unique in a way as it concentrates only on a section of the knee. Only a minor portion of the knee is replaced, and it is very different from the conventional complete knee replacement. A wedge of bone is added or removed either to the upper shin bone (tibia) or lower thighbone (femur) to help in adjusting the body weight in the damaged portion of the knee. Knees can buckle due to damage either inwards or outwards. The high tibial osteotomy surgery places a wedge between the bones or takes out a piece of bone, thus helping them in alignment. An Orthopedic usually performs this treatment for people below the age of 50 as there more chances of full recovery. It should, however, be noted that this treatment is only like a stop gap arrangement and at a later period a total replacement has to done. Crutches might have to be used for a few months, and medications and physiotherapy exercises have to be followed for the treatment to be a complete success. An average recovery period is usually six months.